Mexican President Felipe Calderon continues with his promise that he made about his first hundred days in office under a program which he calls "keep Mexicans at home"{Tucson Citizen}-- and to make Mexico a better place for Mexicans to live.
One of his key priorities since coming into office was the fight against drug traffickers, and he is starting by suspending almost 300 high-ranking federal police officers in Mexico in order to tackle corruption within the force.
With dozens of federal officers found working for the country's drug cartels over recent years, officers will now face a "trust test" which will include drug checks, a lie detector, and psychological test. The officer's family and friends may also be investigated and the officer's bank records checked.
" "There are mafias that don't want the situation to change so they can continue to enrich themselves under the protection of corruption and crime," said Public Safety Secretary Genaro Garcia Luna. "
Those who fail the test will lose their jobs however, those who scored the highest marks will be promoted to regional Federal police chiefs.
2 comments:
I hope Mr. Calderon has good security. It's a bold and necessary move, but very dangerous.
What do you think the odds are that the officers will bribe the testgivers and get big promotions?
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